Days of our Lives continues to have Alex between a rock and a hard place in his personal life. Joy’s insistence that Stephanie is not allowed anywhere near Kelsey is constantly forcing Alex to choose between his wife and his daughter. The latest move may have secured Alex a place in his daughter’s life, but it keeps Stephanie at bay, and that might be something she will never forgive him for.
Key Takeaways
- Joy gave Alex an impossible ultimatum.
- Alex gave in to Joy’s demand.
- Stephanie feels betrayed by her husband.
Alex Gets Custody of Kelsey But Pays a Serious Price for It
Joy (AlexAnn Hopkins) keeps pulling Alex’s (Robert Scott Wilson) strings like a puppet as she uses his relationship with his daughter, Kelsey (Lena and Mira Chase), to get what she wants. The latest demand was that Stephanie (Abigail Klein) must stay 10 feet away from Kelsey at all times for a year.
It was a brutal choice, and one Joy made intentionally to help her get her hooks into Alex. The latter, though, only cares about being part of his daughter’s life. Despite Alex’s reservations about signing the custody agreement that forbade his wife from being near Kelsey, he did.
After all, Joy made it clear that Alex meet her demands or she would give her sister, Chloe (Nadia Bjorlin), custody of Kelsey if something happened to Joy during surgery. That was the nail in the coffin for Alex, because he was not about to lose Kelsey.
Joy also hinted that the arrangement could be revisited in a year. Alex became fixated on that part, not the year he has to spend navigating a life that keeps his family apart.
The Betrayal for Stephanie Was Real
Unlike Alex, who was focused on the fact that someday his wife and daughter could be in the same room, Stephanie knew instantly what a gut punch Joy’s demand was to her. Alex signing the agreement only made her feel betrayed because she knows exactly what it means.
The brutal honesty is that Stephanie’s mental health assessment decides whether she will ever have a relationship with her husband’s child. Stephanie has now been placed under a microscope, and not by her own doing. Granted, she did almost shoot Joy, but Joy has used that to further drive a wedge between Alex and Stephanie.
Alex’s desire to secure his place in Kelsey’s life is understandable and proves that he’s being a good father to his child. However, Alex not seeing just how he betrayed Stephanie is an issue. When they were talking, Alex kept reiterating it’s only a year as if it was no big deal, something he likely needed to believe to help him justify his actions.
Stephanie can see the bigger picture of Alex signing the custody agreement. The impact on her marriage will be brutal. Along with that, Stephanie also knows that Joy’s endgame is Alex and that she will use Kelsey at all costs to get him.
The tangled web of this Salem triangle is only getting started. DAYS spoilers reveal that Joy’s recvoery takes a turn, which will no doubt have her leaning on Alex more.
